The African CDM Training Workshop and Preparatory UNFCCC COP9 Meeting Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, October 20

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The African CDM Training Workshopand Preparatory
UNFCCC COP9 MeetingAddis Ababa, Ethiopia,
October 20 21, 2003

• INSTITUTIONAL SET-UP FOR CDM
• Dr Youba SOKONA
• ENDA-TM
• 54 Rue Carnot
• B.P. 3370 Dakar, SENEGAL
• Tel. [phone] Fax [phone]
• Email ysokona_at_enda.sn www.enda.sn/energie

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Who Are the Key Players

• Conference of the Parties/Meeting of the Parties
  (COP/MOP)
• Only Parties that have ratified the KP
• The Executive Board (EB) of the CDM
• Methodology Panels and other expert groups
• Designated Operational Entities (DOE) Under the
  CDM
• Designated National Authorities (DNA)
• Projects Participants
• UNFCCC Secretariat

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Role and Responsibilities of the COP/MOP (1)

• Have Authority Over and Provide Guidance to the
  CDM
• Elect EB and Alternate Members
• Provide Guidance to EB by Deciding on
• EB rules of procedure
• Implementation of decisions taken
• Designation of Accredited Operational Entities

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Role and Responsibilities of the COP/MOP (2)

• Review of
• The Annual Reports of the EB
• The regional and sub regional distribution of DOE
• The regional and sub regional distribution of CDM
  project activities
• Assist in Arranging Funding of CDM Project
  Activities

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Role Function of CDM Executive Board

• Supervise the CDM Under Authority and Guidance of
  CoP/MoP
• Approve New Methodologies Related to Baselines,
  Monitoring Plans Project Boundaries
• Review Provisions with Regard to Simplified
  Modalities, Procedures and Definitions of Small
  Scale Project Activities
• Responsible for Accreditation of Operational
  Entities and Related Other Issues
• Establish Committees, Panels or Working Groups to
  Assist it in Performing its Function

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The CDM Executive Board

• Ten Members from Parties to KP
• One from each of five UN regional groups
• Two from Parties included in Annex I
• Two from Parties not included in Annex I
• One from Small Island Developing States
• Alternate Members
• Nominated by Constituencies Elected for a
  Period of Two Years Renewable Once (only for
  members)
• Possesses Appropriate Technical and/or Policy
  Expertise and Shall Act in their Personal
  Capacity

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Committees Panels Assisting EB

• Act in Personal Capacity
• Demonstrated Recognized Relevant Expertise
• Familiar with Modalities Procedures and
  Relevant Decisions of the COP or COP/MOP
• Recognized Experience and/or Knowledge Relevant
  to CDM Project Activity Cycle
• Fluency in English
• Free from any Conflict of Interest

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Role Functions of Designated Operational
Entities

• Validate Proposed CDM Project Activities
• Verify and Certify Reductions in Anthropogenic
  Emissions by Sources of GHG
• Upon Request of the EB, Validate, Verify and
  Certify a Single CDM Project Activity

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Designated Operational Entities (DOE) (1)

• Any Legal Entity (domestic or international)
• Employ Sufficient Number of Competence to Perform
  Validation, Verification and Certification
• Have a Financial Stability, Insurance Coverage
  and Adequate Resources
• Have Sufficient Arrangements to Cover Legal
  Financial Liabilities Arising from Activities

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Designated Operational Entities (DOE) (2)

• Have or Have Access to Necessary Expertise
• Comply with Applicable Laws of Parties Hosting
  CDM Project Activities
• No Conflict of Interest, Credible, Independent,
  Transparent and Non-discriminatory

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Designated National Authority (1)

• Two Main Functions
• Mandatory Regulatory Evaluation and Approval
• Optional Promotional Capacity Building and
  Marketing

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Designated National Authority (2)

• Evaluation and Approval
• International criteria art. 12 KP
• Develop national criteria
• Compliance with relevant policy (national
  objective, sector,..)
• Feasibility technical, financial,
  institutional
• Establish guidelines for the presentation of
  projects complete or adapt PDD
• Establish national procedures
• - primary screening adequacy data
• - secondary screening full assessment of
  information

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Designated National Authority (3)

• Capacity Building and Marketing
• Project identification and formulation
• Baseline definition
• Quantification of emissions reductions
• Monitoring project performance
• Developing a project portfolio
• Support market development
• Provide reliable information
• Brokering between CER buyers and sellers

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Project Participants

• Participation in CDM Project Activity is
  Voluntary
• Parties Participating Shall Designate a National
  Authority for CDM
• Being a Party to the KP
• For Annex I Parties
• Have a national inventory system in place
• Have submitted annually most recent required
  inventory
• Meet eligibility requirements
• Private and/or Public Entities can Participate
  under Responsibility of a Party

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UNFCCC Secretariat

• Servicing, Support and Advise EB
• Receive, Reproduce and Distribute to EB Members
  Documents
• Receive and Translate Decisions into all six
  Official UN Languages
• Assist EB
• Perform all Work the EB May Require

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For More Information

• http//cdm.unfccc.int